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4 minutes ago, Chip Allen said:

There will be no war. Trump changes his mind more often than a kitten. The Kim family blusters and bloviates but seems only able to kill their own people.

We hope .

That deep state creep ,Kissinger is still around .The US have Iran in their sights to invade .Look up what General Wesley Clark has said .

58 minutes ago, Catoni said:

               Haven't they already spent most of the last 40 years or so negotiating ? ?   What has that accomplished except that now they have nukes that they didn't have before... and building the missiles for them ? ?   

   So much for negotiating. .  How soon we forget Neville Chamberlain and "Peace in our time". 

     Wake up people....  ! ! ! 

You wake up .Its America want War WAR .They have 2 Countries left on their agenda to invade ,N.Korea and Iran .( Read up what General Wesley Clark is saying ) .Kim is just defending his Country .

7 minutes ago, Thaidream said:

There is no last word - from any of us- the fate of the situation is in the hands of politicians that  we hope have the sense to at least try for a negotiated solution that does not involve war and death.

At last you say something i can agree with .

5 hours ago, jackdd said:

OP was asking for a bike for 15km a day, so an XMAX is probably not what he needs

I would consider these bikes, depending on how my budget looks like:

low: Honda Wave

mid: Honda Click, Yamaha Mio, Yamaha GT

high: Yamaha NMAX

 

Scooters like Fino / Scoopy / Zoomer just suck in my opinion and are not worth to mention

At the moment i am between bikes and using my wife's 3 year old Scooby .I like it a lot .Quiet engine and rides nice .Just use it around town .Large storage under seat .Being a Honda very reliable .

2 minutes ago, Thaidream said:

And do tell- what is that agenda.  While in Korea in the US military I actually saw the intelligence reports on a daily basis. I am well aware of the NKorea military capability and its use of human targets to test entry in the South along the neutral zone.  I am also  aware that NKorea has agents in SKorea and other places in the World doing the bidding of a rogue state.

Was everything I saw manufactured and if so by whom.

 

I was dead set against the Vietnam War; America's entry into Iraq and Afghanistan and Syria.

However, I believe what I see with my own eyes. NKorea has nuclear weapons and could well have the ability to deliver these weapons to both the mainland US and Europe.  They certainly have the wherewithal to sell off the technology to whomever has the money.

 

Is it possible that Donald Trump would welcome a strike by NKorea so he can strike back and destroy the country.  It is possible- but I seriously doubt that the US military Command would ever advocate or encourage such thinking. They above everyone else know full well the cost in lives and treasure such a war would generate.

 

Regarding the UK- I will never understand why Tony Blair entered the Iraq war unless he was fooled by poor intelligence supplied by America. There is a lot of unanswered questions behind the whole 9/11 situation and  its aftermath to include years of war. Americans are generally tired of war and not having universal healthcare and other necessities  because the budget is so slanted towards the military, That would be the subject of another thread.

 

However, unless someone can show me evidence that the whole NKorea situation is a smokescreen for some other agenda- I have to believe that NKorea is a clear and present danger to the World. Prove me wrong.

 

 

 

 

America /USA has proved to be the Worlds number one  Warmonger since after  WW2 .

9 minutes ago, Thaidream said:

Oh- I can guarantee you that Vietnam is in the mind of myself and millions of others- We were there in the jungle and most of us knew it was a bunch of crap.  I was also in Korea and know well how NKorea operates and thinks.Do not compare the Vietnam War with Korea- completely different set of circumstances. When  NK had only conventional weapons- their threats meant little.

However, now we have a country that has literally starved its population to acquire nuclear weapons and is threatening anyone and everyone who opposes them.  The threat is real and there is also the threat of them selling these weapons to rogue terrorist groups such as ISIS or radical islamic groups in Europe 

 

The majority of Americans to include the Us Military Command are not advocating a first strike on NKorea but are seriously concerned about how to stop NKorea from being able to either launch its nuclear arsenal or sell them off. In my mind, the UK is smart to draw up plans for possible action against NK before one of their nukes ends up in central London in the hands of the radicals or Paris or Moscow or New York.

Your playing right into the War agenda .

2 minutes ago, robertson468 said:

Frankly I don't think the good old UK has the option of "keep well away".  If NK decides to send one (or more) of their Nuclear Missiles UK bound, you won't need to worry about Brexit as it will be "EXIT" for many in the UK.  Not being prepared would be criminally stupid of the Government.

Kim is not remotely interested in the UK ,UNLESS THEY STUPIDLY GET INVOLVED LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO .

17 minutes ago, LionofMedaCM said:

I think all ducth people need a police clearance certificate prior entering to Thailand , as are all criminals and scams 

All europe knows this

I personally a victim of a very big company they steal my money 

Not sure that they are any worse than other Nationalities .Lots of bad guys in Amsterdam though . 

Yes Britain ,The US lap dog .

19 minutes ago, Laza 45 said:

It still looks pretty tidy to me.. replacement parts and a respray are cheap.. I'd say clean it up a bit and keep it a few more years.  We bought a 2nd hand Wave 100 with 15k on the clock 10 years ago.. it has 75k on it now and still goes well... my wife likes it because it is a small bike and she isn't very big.. suits her.. 

The photo he showed is 6 years old .

1 hour ago, Happy Grumpy said:

cheap as chips to refurbish it.

 

Take it in to a reputable dealer (if one exists), and get:

 

New piston and cylinder.

spark plug

oil filer and oil

air filter

brake pads and front rotor

chain and sprockets 

new tires (possibly source from somewhere else and get michelin or pirelli if possible)

New fork oil for the front forks.

 

Done. 

 

 

Plus the new panels .All that will cost close to B10,000 .I would upgrade to a s/h wave 125i ,costing around B20,000 to B25,000 .maybe a 4 year old one ,with less than 20,000 km . Such a bike will come with front disc brake ,greater under seat storage ,better lights ,electric start etc,

3 hours ago, Aditi Sharma said:

Farewell then, The Girl, I hope

you will come back soon

to the LOS.

 

By sharing your troubles, 

you made us forget ours

for a while.

 

Whether what we said helped

you or not,

We are happy you were

with us

for a while.

 

 

Are we ? Maybe you ,but you did not help her in any way .

38 minutes ago, bangrak said:

And it's probably the only reason of existence of this picture... To use the pic to show Thakky's, IMO faked, immense respect for the Royal Institution. Probably why he wanted to become 'the president' of Thailand, to say something. The man and his pawns being reknown as total hypocrites, I'm not sure H.M. the King will be able to smile about this, whenever anyone would have the bad idea to draw His attention on this, this, well, erm ...

and everything placed on his desk will have some significance  .

He looks far from Happy .

10 hours ago, nikmar said:

I cant make out if the photo is of Rama 9 or 10.

10 .Looked with my binoculars lol

4 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

 

Thanks, I know they come in wooden boxes that's why I'm trying to find some!

Have you got a photo of the one you've got, is it available, how much and would you put it in the post to Bangkok?

I will have to go searching for it in the house .I prefer to keep it as a momento ,of my Bali visit .Had the best cigars of my life there for a pittance in the year 2000 .Have had to give up smoking cigars since as i developed a smokers cough .Will post a photo when i locate it .

Take a trip to Bali .Cigars often come in a wooden carved box .I still have one but live in Chiang mai .

37 minutes ago, JohnLick said:

Another one for Hugh ... why are people here so "bad"

 

Bad and good everywhere .

19 minutes ago, speedtripler said:

 

Small bottles or large? 

Got to be small .

17 hours ago, rebo said:

"The Honda EV-Cub is available in Taiwan for 120,000-130,000 baht."
"Powered by a 0.9 kWh battery, it peaks at 3.8 hp (2.8 kW) for a range of 34 km (21.1 mi) at 30 km/h (18.6 mph) on level ground."

I'm in doubt about the success in Thailand.

The range and speed of that is a non starter .The one they talk about in the Daily Fail may be more advanced .

5 hours ago, Global Guy said:

 

 

Another teacher. I sure didn't have teachers like this growing up! BTW, you should see her in street clothes! WOW!

How about in her birthday suit ? 

I had it done in the dental Cafe Jomtien .Well done without much pain .

45 minutes ago, inThailand said:

And no mention of ownership method. Must Not be foreigner freehold.

I messaged the Guy out of curiosity ''how many sqm ?'' .Got a message back ,that he will find out for me today .A bit strange that that's not off the tip of his tongue ,if that's his Condo .